| Deposit ID | 10302987 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W900395 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070319 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Continental Group |
| Included sites | May be part of Big Chief Group |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.995, 41.18222 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2705 |
| Relative position | CENTROID OF Spencer's 1904 location of Continental mine. MAY BE same as or overlapping part of the Big Chief Group according to Klein (W900395). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 14 N | 85 W | 18 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.995, 41.18222 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| District name | Encampment District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070319 |
Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, AML Inventory, [undated]: U.S. Bureau of Mines unpublished and undated inventory available at the USDA Forest Service office in Saratoga, WY.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 42 (copper).
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50 [revised ed.], p. 46 (copper).
Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 165.
Spencer, 1904, Copper deposits of the Encampment district, Wyoming: USGS PP-25, p. 90.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2008-09-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | revised 25-oct-2012 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.